WEBVTT 5'S ANDREWSETTERS HAS THE LATEST ON THISGRUESOME CAS>> I ALWAYS FELT HORRIBLE FORWHAT APPENED.I DON'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE, IMAINTAIN MY INNOCENCE.IT IS WHAT IT IS.I'M NOT ASKING FOR YOUR MERCY,JUST GIVE ME THE 20, AND I DON'TNEED THE LECTURE AND WE CAN GOON.ANDREW: ZACHARY GROSS SHOWEDSOME OF THE ATTITUDE IN COURTTODAY THAT GOT HIM AN EXTRA TIMEIN LOCK-UP FOR CONTEMPT OFCOURT.HE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRIED TOEXPRESS REMORSE, AND DENY ANYRESPONSIBILITY>> I ALWAYS FELT HORRIBLE ABOUTTHIS.MISS STANLEY SAYS I DIDN'T DOIT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FEELHORRIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED.I WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY FROMTHE GET-GO, BUT ON THE ADVICE OFMY ATTORNEY IT JUST WASN'T THERIGHT TIME.ANDREW: RIGHT AFTER THESENTENCING HEARING HERE AT THECOURTHOUSE, WE TALKED TO MARILYNSTANLEY, THE VICTIM IN THISCASE, ABOUT HER FEELINGS ABOUTHIS DENYING HER RESPONSIBILITYAND THE INJURIES SHE'S STILLSUFFERING FROM.>> I MEAN, IT'S BEEN PROVEN.LIKE, I, WENT THERE AND I HAD MYSCALP AND I LEFT AND I DIDN'T.ANDREW: TODAY, MARILYN STANLEYLOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THAN SHEDID IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACKIN SEPTEMBER OF 2015.SHE HAD A LARGE PART OF HERSCALP REMOVED WHEN SHE WASATTACKED BY HER BOYFRIEND'S DOG,AND ATTACKED BY HIM WITH AKNIFE.>> IN ANYTHING HE'S SAID THROUGHTHIS WHOLE PROCESS HE HASN'T HADANY REMORSE TOWARDS ME.ANDREW: THE HAT SHE WORE TODAYCOVERS THE SCARS THAT WILL NEVERLEAV>> I CAN'T REGROW MY HAIR OVERTHE TOP HALF OF MY HEAD.I HAVE PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGEAND FEELING LOSS.ANDREW: ZACHARY GROSS WASSENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISONFOR ASSAULT, PLUS ANOTHER YEARFOR VIOLATING HIS PROBATION, AND34 DAYS FOR CONTEMPT FOR ACTINGOUT DURING HIS TRIAL.FROM BURLINGTON, ANDREW SETTERS,

Marilyn Stanley was attacked by Gross’ dog, and by Gross at his Walton home in September 2015. She was left with a large part of her scalp removed, along with permanent nerve damage.

Gross was convicted of assault at trial, and the jury recommended the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He seemed resigned to that sentence during a hearing in front of Judge Richard Bruggeman.

“I’m not asking for your mercy. Just give me the 20, and I don’t need the lecture and we can go on,” Gross said.

Gross was sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus another year for violating his probation in an earlier case, and 34 additional days for contempt because of his behavior during the trial.

Stanley was not surprised by his lack of remorse when she spoke after the hearing.

“In anything he’s said through this whole process he hasn’t had any remorse towards me,” Stanley said.

Since the attack she’s gone through at least a half-dozen surgeries, but still cannot grow hair on top of her head.

Along with the sentence for Gross, the judge also made a decision on the fate of his dog. It’s been in an animal shelter since shortly after the attack. On Wednesday, the judge ruled it a vicious animal and ordered the dog destroyed.

Stanley said she wasn’t sure how to feel about that decision.

“I’d just be afraid that it would do it again, but other than that, I was never afraid of that dog,” Stanley said.